Author: Jason Williamson
Date: 21:32:05 09/10/00
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On September 09, 2000 at 12:55:34, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: >Hello again, > >Let me jog your memory a little, regarding Thorsten. > >What I said was (a quote): > >"To have the mind excessively preoccupied with a single emotion or topic, the >way Thorsten's mind seems to be working, is difficult to accomodate in a forum >of this type." > >As you can see, I never said that Thorsten should be censored, I just said that >he is difficult to accommodate in a forum like CCC. Another thing is that I >personally never censored him as this is my first time ever as moderator. > >Thorsten _is_ posting even now and taking part in discussions on CCC, using an >alias. I do think that he should start using his real name, but it's up to him >right now as long as he respects the Charter. > >You: during the "Hans Gerber" time, you asked the moderators to re-activate >your account, which they did. After a few days you posted your username and >password and were formally suspended indefinitely. Right? At the beginning of >the previous moderators' mandate you didn't have an account with your own name >because you had asked that it be disabled during some earlier argument. Then you >made multiple fake accounts and caused havoc. Right? > >ChessBase: I do write little things every now and then for the German magazine >"Computerschach und Spiele" and I do test some of the ChessBase products. That >should not make me sycophantic at all with regard to the company -- I think that >I see the shortcomings of ChessBase products quite clearly and regularly write >about these to the ChessBase people. Computer chess is a hobby for me, I do not >make any money out of it. It just so happens that ChessBase is still producing >the best databases and chess playing programs, IMO, of course. > >Naturally, there are other interesting programs that I like and respect (let me >mention only a few): Shredder, Tiger, Rebel, Crafty and Chess System Tal, etc. >The latter is wonderful, serendipitous and fun to play against. And strong, >especially against humans. Although I have been attached to Fritz ever since >the times of Knight Stalker (Fritz 1), I recognise the worth of other programs >and try not to question other people's tastes when discussing programs' merits. >And, least of all, do I try to question other people's efforts: thousands and >thousands of hours put into testing programs by the SSDF, for example. > >Discussion in this forum _can_ be open-minded and democratic. The only thing >needed is decency. > >*** Djorde Why did they ever change the name from Knight Stalker, that name was so cool. :))) JW
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